Together with our partners, Greater Texas Foundation is building a brighter future for
Texas students. We are bringing our resources and expertise to the challenge of
increasing college access and success in our state. Here are the stories that reveal the
human impact of this work.
For students who graduate from Early College High Schools (ECHS), the transition to college can be both exciting and daunting. At 17 or 18, ECHS graduates already have college credits and the academic experience of older students, but as they transition to four-year institutions and into advanced upper-level courses, they
Dr. Donald E. Thompson believes in young people A conversation about the importance of hope Dr. Donald E. Thompson was hired as a consultant in 2006 to help Greater Texas Foundation establish its new structure as a charitable foundation and draft its first strategic plan. In 2014, he joined the
How Can We Scale the Power of Connection from One to 1.4 Million Texas Students? Everything we do at Greater Texas Foundation is focused on helping Texas students achieve postsecondary success. Part of that work includes our long-running GTF Scholars initiative, a scholarship program for graduates of Texas Early College
From 2020-24, $58 million in GTF funding went to 117 projects that benefited 1.2 million learners across Texas. Â
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